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Venture Capital General Partner in NYC. Proud Canadian. Kauffman Fellow. First-generation graduate, Waterloo & Kellogg alumnus. Former head of Product, Dev, UX.

New York, NY
Joined February 2009
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First one... hit or miss? 😬
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For more information on 80 for 80 👉🏻bit.ly/35FAGas
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They’re playing professional baseball in Korea in front of stuffed animals. This should be a permanent change.
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On this day, 7 yrs ago @tumblr was acquired by @Yahoo for $1.1 bn. It was NYC’s biggest tech exit at the time and media asked if we would see others. @datadoghq @onepeloton @jet @flatironhealth @Etsy @AppNexus @Shutterstock @MongoDB @yext We are just getting started.
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This woman is brilliantly funny Her skewering of tech parties has to be seen to be believed Following
pov: you're single during shelter-in-place and FaceTiming your friend who's in a new relationship
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Congrats to #arfa for introducing a new model for the future of scalable #D2C for #CPGs. Check out why we’re excited about the company, co-leading an investment in the company with @IndexVentures: bit.ly/33ayV3w #consumer @whitestarcapital #venturecapital
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Check out our investor, @sanjayzimmerman on @cheddar discussing the findings of our latest #SouthEastAsia report, the #VC environment and our first investment in the region. #whitestarcapital #venturecapital cheddar.com/media/southeast-…
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We're pleased to release our German Venture Capital landscape 2020 report, an ecosystem we are more excited than ever about. We've backed great companies such as @tierscooters and @ClarkGermany and look forward to backing more! bit.ly/2vJl9rE
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As the new year begins, we wanted to share a look back at the amazing achievements of our portfolio companies and the scaling of our team in 2019. Check out the Year in Review infographic here: bit.ly/36YBuXl #VentureCapital
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It’s been a record year for UK venture capital investment so far - and there are still 6 months to go! Read our full report here! medium.com/@WhiteStarVC_4491…
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Singing O Canada now. 😂🇨🇦 Amazing. #WeTheNorth
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Congratulations to @tomloverro on promotion to General Partner! bit.ly/2Wf6oJA
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We are excited to announce our $10m Series A investment in @Mindsay_ai (formerly known as Destygo), a European leader in AI-powered conversational marketing software. This marks our third investment in France, following @Meerophoto and @Klaxoon! medium.com/venture-beyond/wh…
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Check out our own @jfmarcoux speaking at @CollisionHQ this week on the topic of GenZ shaping the future of consumer! #CollisionConf #Collision2019 #whitestarcapital
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For everyone in town for @CollisionHQ, here's your chance to ride an eScooter to the conference in style for FREE c/o @earnwithdrop 😎 plz help share the love - CC: @sunil_extreme @nbt @marcusdaniels @ameetshah @MicheleRomanow @JayRosenzweig @andrewtgraham @jebannister
Arrive in style to #CollisionConf 😎 The folks at @earnwithdrop are providing escooters to attendees to get to and from the conference locations 😱 Pick one up at the Harbourfront Centre or Hotel X all week ✨ #earnwithdrop #CollisionConfPartner b.ewd.io/collisionsocial
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KAWHI CALLED SERIES!
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Major Klaxoon vibes this morning in NYC @mattbeuch @WhiteStarVC
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